War and law in the Islamic world / by Matthias Vanhullebusch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vanhullebusch, Matthias, author.

Series:

Brill's Arab and Islamic laws series ; Volume 8.

Brill's Arab and Islamic Laws Series, 1871-2894 ; Volume 8

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War (Islamic law).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (301 p.)

Place of Publication:

Brill 2015

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill Nijhoff, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Armed conflict, today, has diverged from war as it was known in generations past, and from this, has tested the means by which conflicts and violence are regulated. Written with an eye to a region plagued by such conflicts, War and Law in the Islamic World examines the origins and roles that two distinct systems of governance – Islamic law and international humanitarian law – have played in conflicts past and present. Meant equally for the scholar or student, this book presents the legal and policy complexities of today’s conflicts in a new light through its careful and well-researched investigation of the past and the present. This title is now listed in the International Humanitarian Law Bibliography: https://www.icrc.org/eng/assets/files/2015/biblio-2015-3.pdf

Contents:

Introduction

Principles of Protection in Warfare under Islamic Law of War

Principles of Protection in Warfare under International Humanitarian Law

The “Western” Self and the Other

The “Islamic” Self and the Other

The Structure of the Legal Arguments in Islamic Law of War

The Structure of the Legal Arguments in International Humanitarian Law

Conclusion.

Notes:

Based on author's thesis (doctoral) - School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, 2011.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

CC BY-NC

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9789004298248

900429824X

OCLC:

919611981

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004298248 DOI

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access